An amber pour with a red tinge. You know you’re in for a treat with this one. Aroma is predominantly banana with a little pear drop, some almond, and also booze! You can certainly tell this is a strong beer before looking at the percentage. A very smooth drinking beer with a round body. Flavours of caramel, banana and a little vanilla on the end. These sweet elements are balanced out by an underlying bitterness. An absolutely stunning beer, not to be missed.

There are only 10 Trappist breweries in the world: six in Belgium, 1 in the USA, 1 in Austria, and 2 in the Netherlands-including the Brewery de Koningshoeven and home of La Trappe. The friars handed over production to commercial brewers in the middle of the last century but retook control and began making Trappist style beers in 1980. It goes without saying that only natural ingredients are used in the production according to a recipe developed by the monks which utilises water from its own source.Koningshoeven454.62.0200add-to-cartAbbey BeerNetherlandsKoningshoeven10.0%8 to 10%330ml12 to 15°C

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There are only 10 Trappist breweries in the world: six in Belgium, 1 in the USA, 1 in Austria, and 2 in the Netherlands-including the Brewery de Koningshoeven and home of La Trappe. The friars handed over production to commercial brewers in the middle of the last century but retook control and began making Trappist style beers in 1980. It goes without saying that only natural ingredients are used in the production according to a recipe developed by the monks which utilises water from its own source.

An amber pour with a red tinge. You know you’re in for a treat with this one. Aroma is predominantly banana with a little pear drop, some almond, and also booze! You can certainly tell this is a strong beer before looking at the percentage. A very smooth drinking beer with a round body. Flavours of caramel, banana and a little vanilla on the end. These sweet elements are balanced out by an underlying bitterness. An absolutely stunning beer, not to be missed.

Reviews

This is without a doubt, my favourite beer of all time. We discovered it in Holland when we were on holiday, and bought a suitcase to bring some back with us! It was a beer that was hard to find in the UK (except for £8 in some fancy pubs) so I am very pleased it's here for a very reasonable price.
NOTE: Invest in a proper Trappistes Rochefort glass for it, or one from the gift pack as the taste is better in the right shape glass.

Great Quad Recommended

100%

Review bySteven 27/05/2019

A lovely drink to share in the evening. Recommended

one of the best strong beers on the market

100%

Review byWayne 12/03/2019

A great tasting quadrupel. A distinguishing taste. For me, one of the best available on the market at the moment.

Best beer!

100%

Review byJacinta 21/03/2018

My favourite Beer from this range! Very smooth and so easy to drink, has a lovely taste and well worth a purchase! Highly recommend good quality beers!

Lovely belgian

80%

Review byDudes Brews 28/02/2018

A top beer, lots of sweet honey and banana flavour coming through, strong but not harsh. Took a while to sip my way through it but enjoyed it all

Superb

100%

Review byJulian 24/02/2018

Not a beer for knocking back a few. Best savoured with good company and, I think, at about 10°C

Spot on

80%

Review bySteve 22/02/2018

Cor...that’s lovely! Definitely want more!

Amber Delight

100%

Review byJason 21/02/2018

Very strong yet somehow very smooth on the pallet.

Wonderful

100%

Review byPaul 21/01/2018

A fantastic drink - if you like Belgian beers, BUY IT!

Its not a Trap

80%

Review byrichard 02/01/2018

This is as good as the glass. A beautiful and genuine Belgian masterpiece

Banana

80%

Review byRichMahogany 22/12/2017

Very strong beer with taste of banana.

Another great Belgian

100%

Review byPhil 19/12/2017

Really can't go wrong with this.

One for Christmas

100%

Review byChris 18/12/2017

This one is definitely one for Christmas day, a lovely v. strong ale

Nice & Strong

80%

Review byFran 17/12/2017

Although strong, this beer went down really really well. I enjoyed this with a steak!

Enjoy!

100%

Review bySweetie 04/12/2017

I buy this beer for my husband every Christmas...this is not an everyday beer but one to be enjoyed and relished.

Strong

80%

Review byArwel 30/11/2017

Prefered the trippel to this, slightly overpowering but still a good beer.

One of the best

100%

Review byBacchanalian 25/11/2017

One of the best quadruples out there. Rich, fruits, malty and complex. Beautiful smooth with just a nice kick from the alcohol.

La Trappe Purple Top the Tops !

100%

Review byTHE Trappist above all others. 17/11/2017

Having through Belgium friends in particular tasted a fair number of Abbey and Trappist Beers, I cannot recommend this more highly than go say it delivers for me the perfect taste and strength .... but then it will not be everyone's choice.

Quite a pleasant experience, a smooth if rather strong beer at 10% abv, definitely worth a try though

Excellent Trappist beer

100%

Review byDom Ellis 23/04/2017

I had the great pleasure of receiving one of these beauties when my son got me a birthday selection from Beer Hawk. It is from the the fine Trappist Koningshoeven brewery. I hadnt had this one before and at 10% it is a mighty fine beer. I didnt detect the cloves, nuts and vanilla flavours suggested by the tasting notes, but I did get a full warming intense taste. It is an excellent brew and was very swiftly and efficiently despatched to me by Beer Hawk - nice one guys.

One of the Better Quadruppel

100%

Review byBen 29/03/2017

Everything you would expect from a Quadruppel, one of the stand out beers of the style. Highly reccomended.

Fantastic for a strong un

80%

Review byNess 04/03/2017

What an amazing little surprise. Is a high percentage so expected a tougher taste on the pallet but this was simply delicious. Light and refreshing and an easy drinker. Can't wait to try the others from this brewery.

Strong and gorgeous

100%

Review byDanessa 17/02/2017

Beautiful beer that is dangerously drinkable for its strength. Lovely taste of banana and almond. Absolute winner

Amazing

100%

Review byFruitloop 08/02/2017

Bought for my partner and he absolutly loved it!! Its now become his favourite beer. Has a smooth rich flavour, will definitely buy again.

WOW

100%

Review bywgardner 19/01/2017

Wow wow wow. What a beer. Such a smooth drinking trappist beer with huge complex flavours and aroma. So warming, I took me 25 mins to drink this since I was savouring every last drop.

Decent Trappist

80%

Review byDonk 18/12/2016

Was not expecting this to be as blonde as it is - coming straight from an Eisbock it felt quite tangy and hoppy. Has the usual Trappist twang - decent.

Top notch

100%

Review byBancini 20/08/2016

a smooth rich warming beer that is perfect with a meal or just for relaxing. Definitely worth a try.

Excellent

80%

Review byS Stanbridge 14/05/2016

My favourite Trappist yet. Beautifully smooth and lots of malt and bitterness if you like that. Would buy again.

Tasty trappist

60%

Review byS Stanbridge 09/05/2016

This is another good Trappist beer. Rich and complex flavours with a lovely warming aftertaste.

I absolutely love this beer. It's a beautiful drink that I enjoy time and again. It's a strong beer but that doesn't stop the flavours flowing. I bought the Trappist selection but ordered extra of these because I enjoy it so much.

Outstanding

100%

Review byNinja Terrier 20/02/2016

Over the years I have tried a few trappist beers and I can truly say that this is the best. It is a strong brew but is not syrup like and has a vast array of flavours. You will not be dissapointed when you try this brew.

Great Trappist beer

80%

Review byRobin 25/01/2016

Not quite as rich and full bodied as my favourite Rochefort 8, but still an amazing Belgium Trappist beer with a complex flavour that is more red berry fruity than that of the Rocheforts.

One of the best

100%

Review byLaura 05/01/2016

One of my favourite beers, strong and warming

Potent

100%

Review byDoomlord 26/12/2015

this is some strong stuff, like a winter warmer on steroids. deep rich taste without any nasty after taste from high abv. recommended

Beautiful

100%

Review byJohn 11/11/2015

One of my favourite Trappists. Wonderful flavours and smells. Savour every drop.

Massive Quad

100%

Review byAy Pee Horne 10/11/2015

Huge flavours, with never-ending layers of complex aromas. A beer that changes every time you take a sip. Chewy, well-constructed body. A total winner.

awesome

100%

Review byTimmark 19/03/2015

An amazing beer, full of banana and caramel flavours. A must try if you've not had it before.

Best beer ever.

100%

Review byRhys 04/11/2013

Enjoyed a fair few of these recently in Bruges. Try it, you'll love it too!

A Wonderful Beer

100%

Review byDave S 11/09/2012

I’d also thoroughly recommend this one. Drinking this is a luxurious experience – a real treat if you enjoy a fuller textured beer.

Charming

80%

Review byStillRustic 09/09/2012

A few years ago this would have been an undisputed king of my world. Beautiful malty, rounded body. An ease of drinking that shouldn't become a 10% abv anything. Then I discovered hops.
Nowadays this is still a master of it's genre but to me the whole genre doesn't stand up to the quad-ipa's coming out of the US or European brewers like Mikeller.